Johnna Bouker Archives - KCAW https://www.kcaw.org/tag/johnna-bouker/ Community broadcasting for Sitka and the surrounding area Wed, 22 Apr 2015 18:00:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Native Youth Olympics connects athletes with culture https://www.kcaw.org/2015/04/22/native-youth-olympics-where-culture-meets-sports/ https://www.kcaw.org/2015/04/22/native-youth-olympics-where-culture-meets-sports/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2015 17:24:02 +0000 http://www.kcaw.org/?p=22930 Downloadable audio.]]> Kim Gumera of Unalaska kicking at 110″. Gumera won the award for Best Overall Male Athlete. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, KSKA)

Kim Gumera of Unalaska kicking at 110″. Gumera won the award for Best Overall Male Athlete. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, KSKA)

Mt. Edgecumbe High School seniors Johnna Bouker (Dillingham) and Brittany Woods-Orrison (Rampart) discuss their participation in this year’s Native Youth Olympics. The pair talk about the physical skills required in each event, as well as the cultural connections. With NYO coach Archie Young.

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]]> https://www.kcaw.org/2015/04/22/native-youth-olympics-where-culture-meets-sports/feed/ 0 Flyers, spotters, and stunts: Cheerleading goes airborne at MEHS https://www.kcaw.org/2015/02/10/flyers-spotters-and-stunts-cheerleading-goes-airborne-at-mehs/ https://www.kcaw.org/2015/02/10/flyers-spotters-and-stunts-cheerleading-goes-airborne-at-mehs/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:56:30 +0000 http://www.kcaw.org/?p=22051 Downloadable audio.]]> The Mt. Edgecumbe Cheerleaders leave the floor at halftime in 2013. (KCAW Photo/Robert Woolsey)

The Mt. Edgecumbe Cheerleaders leave the floor at halftime in 2013. (KCAW Photo/Robert Woolsey)

Mt. Edgecumbe High School cheerleaders Johnna Bouker (sr – Dillingham) and Jeffrey Moore (sr – Unalaska) take us behind the scenes of their challenging activity. In Southeast, Cheerleading is competetive activity, judged during the regional Basketball tournament next month in Ketchikan.

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